My car keeps cutting out when just started, its not the fuel pump or the relay or fuse, any ideas?
Answers:
could be the alternator
could be the starter
could be the battery
take it to a mechanic
Have you checked the belts and the engine? They can be troublesome
an idea of type/model wouldn't go wrong, otherwise how long is a piece of string?
Go to ur mechanic!!
Sparkplugs, possible. Just had a friend with that same problem.
try having a shop plug a scan tool into the car and see if there are any codes being set when you try to start it this is where i would start
alternator, probably.
Have you tried the fuel filter? Also check on the vacuum system.
Does your car have a carberator or fuel injection?
Agree - blocked fuel filter, or intake manifold problem. Could also be a vacuum leak, PCV or EGR valve issue!
In a few seconds after the engine first starts, your ECM (computer) looks for signals from your engine oil pressure sensor, ignition circuits and possibly other sensors before it will allow the engine to continue to run. This is for both safety and engine protection. In an accident, the fuel pump is automatically disabled if your engine stops and you lose oil pressure. Likewise, you don't want the fuel injectors to be pumping gas into the cylinders if there's no spark (ignition) because the excess fuel washes lubrication off the metal cylinders and pistons which can damage the engine. A shop scanner should display the ECM signals and report an oil pressure or ignition drop out that is keeping your engine from continuing to run. The initial start mode runs the fuel pump by default for 2 or 3 seconds, but then the ECM has to hold the fuel pump relay in or it will drop out.
make, model, year, petrol/diesel help us out a little bit
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